Riser failure

[Crooked Stic]

The other day on FB I questioned a riser glue up in the throat area that had a piece glue front to belly at an angle. That person used a miter hand saw and made two cuts lengthwise he said was about 1/2 behind the throat and glued two pieces of .040 glass in the saw cuts. Kinda a hidden Ibeam

[buckeyebowhunter]

Mike, I think stalker stick bows does something similar. But in the video I seen he uses a router to cut out the front of the sight window and then glues glass into the sight window.

[Crooked Stic]

He does. And Big Jim told me he has used stablecore with Huntsman glue in routed out grooves.

[Kirkll]

I would like to see that process myself…. What is the purpose?  Stiffen up a riser in the throat area? 

[Crooked Stic]

Not to stiffen it up but just make it stronger.again it had an angled piece front to belly between the top and bottom that right in the throat area. If I get a chance I will get some pics of it.

[Mad Max]

The other day on FB I questioned a riser glue up in the throat area that had a piece glue front to belly at an angle. That person used a miter hand saw and made two cuts lengthwise he said was about 1/2 behind the throat and glued two pieces of .040 glass in the saw cuts. Kinda a hidden Ibeam

EDIT I would not do this because it LOOKS if e to customers but could work because full glass on the back
Is this it stic?

[Mad Max]

Here you go Kirk
I like seeing how other Bowyers build there bows, If you have 23 min. watch this video.
https://www.stalkerstickbows.com/films/v/bow-build
This is from a video from Stalker Stickbows a few years ago.
Table saw, I'm guessing 2 layers of glass for each cut.

[Longcruise]

What would be the advantages of this over a conventional I beam?  I'm not dissing it but wonder what others think or what I'm missing 🤔

[buckeyebowhunter]

I would think a traditional I beam would be much stronger considering it runs the full length from back to belly on the riser, Also this seems like just as much work if not more.

[kennym]

I'd guess easier to hide on the belly, the back you can glass over?

[Crooked Stic]

Here you go what I was talking about.

[OldRawhide42]

That looks like a good way to cut your hand off to me

[Longcruise]

That looks like a good way to cut your hand off to me

So,  there's "good ways" to do that   

[Crooked Stic]

Thinking he is using a tenon saw that has a holder  for it and the wood.

[Kirkll]

I can see where mortising those tendons in the back of the riser would definitely stiffen things up, and be completely hidden with the overlays. That procedure is sometimes used in furniture building.  Kirk